$3,391 to $3,647 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Windhoek to Namib Naukluft Park (Sossusvlei)
Windhoek to Namib Naukluft Park (Sossusvlei)
This morning you will meet up with your guide at your accommodation in Windhoek at 09h00am. We will drive through the Khomas Hochland and down the escarpment via one of the scenic mountain passes into the Namib Desert. This journey will take about four hours, including stops for photographs.
The Namib is the oldest desert and boasts the highest sand dunes in the world. This region is one of the most spectacular areas in Africa. The name Sossusvlei refers to the vlei or pan into which the seasonal Tsauchab River flows in years of exceptional rainfall. The neighbouring Dead Vlei, with its ancient dead Camel Thorn trees, photographs beautifully in the early morning light. The Sesriem canyon is a narrow gorge about one km long and is also well worth a visit. Several desert adapted wildlife like oryx, springbok, black-backed jackal, ostrich, sociable weavers, and plenty of reptiles and small mammals call this place home.
- Main Destination:
- Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)
- Accommodation:
- Namib Desert Lodge
Wildlife in Namib-Naukluft NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Sossusvlei to Swakopmund
Sossusvlei to Swakopmund
After an early breakfast and coffee, we will depart for a morning excursion to Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei. We will stop at the scenic Dune 45 along the way. Some of the dunes in the area are a few hundred meters high, but the view from the top for those that dare to climb them is unfogettable. After lunch we will depart for Swakopmund via Namib Naukluft National Park. We will spend the night at a guesthouse and enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Swakopmund. Please note that dinner tonight is at your own expense.
Swakopmund has plenty of great restaurants and bars, good shopping opportunities, and fascinating architecture. For the adventurous types there is quad biking, sand-boarding, skydiving, beach angling, and scenic flights over the coastline and Sossusvlei on offer.
- Main Destination:
- Swakopmund (City)
- Accommodation:
- Swakopmund Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Swakopmund
Swakopmund
This morning after a breathtaking breakfast, you will be off to Walvisbay for your morning boat cruise and afternoon Sandwich Harbour Tour. Your morning boat cruise will start at 8:00 in the morning. You might be lucky to spot the humpback whale. You will enjoy oysters, sparkling wine, trademark platters with delicious snacks and locally brewed Namibia beer. After you return, your local guide will be waiting for you and you continue with your activity on the Sandwich Harbour Tour. You will return at 4:00 pm and will be dropped off at the waterfront after having the most awesome sightings of the marine wildlife and the most remarkable sighting of Sandwich Harbour where the sand and the sea meet. Your private guide will be waiting for you at the waterfront. Upon your return, he will drive you back to Swakopmund where you will rest for the day. You will be walking to the nearby restaurant for your dinner and explore the town on foot. The rest of the night is on your siesta.
- Main Destination:
- Swakopmund (City)
- Accommodation:
- Swakopmund Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Swakopmund to Damaraland
Swakopmund to Damaraland
Today we'll continue our safari northwards along the Skeleton Coast. This bleak and evocatively named area is one of the most unusual coastal wildernesses on the planet, protecting about a third of Namibia’s long coastline.
After visiting one of the many shipwrecks along the coast for some dramatic photographs, we will turn inland towards spectacular Damaraland. We will drive past the Brandberg, Namibia’s highest mountain. In the distance, we will also see the Spitzkoppe (sharp head), one of Namibia’s most recognizable landmarks.
This beautiful mountainous region is home to an assortment of scientifically important desert-adapted wildlife such as elephant, rhino, zebra and lion, which somehow survive and thrive in this near-barren landscape. We hope to see some of them; a special treat indeed!
We will be at our lodge in time for a sundowner drink while we enjoy the view over this rugged but beautiful landscape. Dinner will be enjoyed at our lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Damaraland
- Accommodation:
- Brandberg White Lady Lodge
Wildlife in Damaraland
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Damaraland to Etosha National Park
Damaraland to Etosha National Park
After breakfast, we will make our way north and visit the Twyfelfontein rock engravings (UNESCO World Heritage site), the organ pipes rock formation and the Petrified Forest en route to Etosha National Park. Here we will spend the next 3 nights.
Afterwards, we'll arrive at Okaukuejo Resort and check in. you will be off on a short game viewing drive if times allows. You return to the resort by sunset before they close the park and resort gates and freshen up for your dinner. Dinner is on your own account.
- Main Destination:
- Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Okaukuejo Resort
Wildlife in Etosha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park
We will explore the southwestern side of world famous Etosha Park today, going for a morning drive in our own vehicle after breakfast and returning to our lodge for lunch and a break in the heat of the day.
In the drier months of the year, almost all the animals tend to congregate around the waterholes dotted around the massive park. They come to drink water and are inevitably followed by predators. This allows us to sit and wait at some of the waterholes and for the action to come to us. This is what sets Etosha apart from other parks in southern or east Africa; unique indeed!
We will return to the lodge after our afternoon game drive in our own vehicle to enjoy dinner. Remember to look up before settling into your bed tonight—the African night sky, undisturbed by city lights out here in the bush, is truly amazing.
- Main Destination:
- Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Okaukuejo Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Eastern Etosha National Park
Eastern Etosha National Park
From here, we will make our way across the park in a full day game drive in our own vehicle to the eastern boundary where we will exit the park. We will stop for lunch (for your own account) halfway at Halali Camp and then make our way to our overnight destination to Namutoni Resort on the eastern gate.
- Main Destination:
- Eastern Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Namutoni Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Departure
Departure
After your breakfast we will depart for Windhoek. En route you visit Okahandja Town to make your last minute shopping at the wood cravers market. You return to Windhoek. You guide will drop you off at your accommodation and here you also say your final good byes to your guide.
- Main Destination:
- Windhoek (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
